As consumers around the country cracked open their Easter eggs and bunnies over the Easter break, latest research by Mintel on the chocolate confectionery market in the UK shows that nearly one in six (16%) Brits, equating to around eight million people, eat chocolate every day, and a similar number (17%) do so four to […]
The number of doctor visits due to regularity and digestive issues by Americans has grown considerably in the last 20 years, contributing to an increase in health care costs. Part of the solution may be as simple as getting more fiber in our daily diets. A new health economic study shows a potential health care […]
Children who help to prepare their own meals eat significantly more vegetables than those who are not involved in cooking, a Nestlé study published in the journal Appetite suggests. The research, carried out by the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, compared what children chose to eat when they helped cook their own meal with what […]
According to Confectionery 2014, a new Market Update from market intelligence provider Key Note, the UK confectionery market grew by 4.1% in 2013. This is an encouraging outlook considering the threats, demands and constraints of inflation, innovation and imitation currently affecting the UK marketplace. Despite the onset of a gradual economic recovery, high prices, particularly […]
On the evening of Tuesday, March 25, Stella Artois held a celebration at Lafayette Townhouse in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood to launch a global pilot program aiming to bring its best-in-class draft experience to the world’s home bars. The evening was hosted by the actor Jake Johnson, star of New Girl on FOX and a home-bar […]
The No Kid Hungry campaign challenged America’s leaders to connect 1 million more low-income children in this nation to school breakfast over the next two years. Currently, just over half of our nation’s kids who need a free or reduced-price breakfast are getting one. “Eating a healthy breakfast dramatically changes kids’ lives,” said Academy Award-winning […]
According to Meat and Meat Products 2014, a new Market Report from market intelligence provider Key Note, rising industry costs and inflation led to market growth of 6.9% between 2012 and 2013. Yet these factors disguised a gradually declining demand for meat in the UK, based on increasing prices and the exposure of the horsemeat […]
Nutritionist have revealed a number of surprising facts about some of the most common beverages. According to a recent report very few people know what exactly is contained in what they drink. The truth is the drinking culture isn’t going away anytime soon and although people have different preferences when it comes to beverages, the […]
China has become the world’s biggest red wine consuming nation reveals new data published in the run up to the Vinexpo Asia-Pacific wine and spirits exhibition to be held in Hong Kong on May 27-29 this year. The disclosure knocks France and Italy – previous leaders – into second and third places for the consumption […]
A first-of-its-kind exploration of social data conducted by the National “got milk?” Milk Mustache Campaign in conjunction with social media analytics firm Crimson Hexagon has found that many Americans are skipping breakfast in the morning, and that the foods that they eat and tweet about may be missing the mark when it comes to balanced […]